But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. Psalm 86:15 NASB Lovingkindness – On this day after Christmas, take a moment and ask yourself if you could provide God’s résumé in a single word. We could come very close with the Hebrew word hesed. …
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NASB Sufficient – I don’t believe it! I want to believe it, but it just seems…
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Nahum 1:3 Unpunished – What does compassion have to do with punishment? What does mercy have to do with judgment? Nahum tells us that these are related. With God, one comes with the other. …
“and He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other,” Matthew 24:31 NASB Gather – Yeshua is speaking about a time when all believers will be gathered into the Kingdom. He quotes some Old…
And He said to him, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 Love – Does this commandment apply to you today? Of course it does! I don’t know anyone in the believing community who would argue that this commandment…
What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Psalm 8:4 NASB What is man – It’s the wrong question, isn’t it? We would ask “Who is man?” We expect a list of personal attributes like “free will agent,” or “sinner,” or “decision-maker.” But the…
But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer. Genesis 39:21 NASB Gave him favor – Did you know that the Old Testament also contains language about Law and Grace? We often think that this issue began with Paul. We think it…
